Month: July 2025

When the heat arrives, the boys fall in love, the solar panels have a fatal and Spain has a new electrical problem

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Summer has arrived with excessive force To Spain. June has closed as the hottest month of which you have a record, and there is no indications that temperatures are going to give truce. The streets are emptied, public parks are deserted, and fans snort day and night as if trying to mark the rhythm of these unbearable days. But while life adapts as it can to this new heat, under the surface – where the invisible network that sustains modern life – heat has also tested the limits of the electrical system. High demand. While millions of people seek refuge under air conditioning, the Spanish electrical system begins to show saturation signals. Extreme heat triggers demand, reduces the efficiency of some sources of renewable generation and generates imbalances in the electricity grid. As collect the Iberian energy market operator (OMIE)on July 1, the price of the megavatio hour reached a peak of 167 euros at 9:00 p.m., an unusual figure for a night strip. The increase coincides with a high demand and a reduced renewable production at the end of the day, which forces the system to rely on more expensive technologies such as natural gas, According to Red Eléctrica España (REE). More heat, more network pressure. To all this is added an urban phenomenon that aggravates the pressure on the network: The island of heat. In cities, asphalt, concrete and lack of vegetation make the heat accumulated during the day stay overnight, raising the temperature several degrees with respect to rural areas. As a result, energy consumption does not descend after sunset, but is kept high for more hours. The households continue to light fans and air conditioning apparatus until well into the morning, which stress the system when the renewables have already fallen from the mix. But with more sun … The logical thing would be to think that with more sunny hours, Solar energy would suffice to meet the growing demand. And in part, it does: According to REE dataon July 1, renewables contributed 50.6 % of the electricity generated in Spain, compared to 49.4 % of non -renewable sources. But that daily average hides what happens in critical hours. From eight or nine in the afternoon, the photovoltaic disappears from the energy mix, just when the demand remains high and the temperature barely yields. At that time, they are the combined cycles – central that burn natural gas – that support the system, with more than 14,000 megawatts generated in some moments of that same night, According to REE data. There is an added problem. Solar does not always yield as expected: As we have already explainedpanels can have efficiency losses between 10 and 25% because of high temperatures. For each additional degree, they can lose up to 0.5 % yield. Nor does wind help too much: heat waves usually come accompanied by atmospheric stability situations that reduce the wind, which also lasts production. Will there be any blackout? Talking about generalized blackouts may seem exaggerated, but comparison with other countries, like the United Statesforces to take the threat seriously. However, the Spanish system has proven to have a certain margin of maneuver. After the blackout of April 28, they were activated Adjustment services to balance the network in case of collapse of the system at critical times. Although it avoids collapse, these mechanisms have a cost: they have more thanked the invoice part, especially for those in the PVPC rate. From that moment on, Ree has maintained an additional safety margin, operating with active backup power plants even when they are not in use, which structurally increases the operation of the system. Beyond the specific episode, that blackout exposed the deficiencies of a system that needs More storage, MicroRedes and greater local response capacity to disturbances. A system under stress. This summer is not only breaking temperature records: the margins of the electrical system is also testing. The combination of prolonged heat, night demand peaks and a more vulnerable renewable generation than expected is stressing the network at critical moments. The renewables are the present and the future, but they are not infallible. Its behavior also depends on the weather. And when the heat waves become the norm and not the exception, the resilience of the system depends on other factors: on the reinforcement of the networks, the storage, the demand management and, above all, to prepare the cities to resist without the most vulnerable paying the price. Image | Pexels Xataka | In a desperate attempt to avoid the blackout, Ree tried to start a gas center seven minutes before the disaster

Mediumkt is celebrating its 26th anniversary. These are five of the best offers that the store has for a limited time

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Mediamarkt is celebrating and for this he has launched a new campaign called 26th anniversary where we can find discounts on all kinds of products. There are many, so we have made a selection of Five of the best offers we have found in the store. Oppo Reno fs by 349 eurosa good mobile with battery of 5,800 mAh and 512 GB of internal storage. IMAC M4 by 1,369 eurosthe best offer that Mediamarkt has on Apple’s computer. Google Pixel 9a by 474.05 euros When registering in the Mediamarkt store. Sony HTS40R by 299 eurosa good sound bar with rear speakers and wireless subwoofer. Philips Oneblade Pro by 39 eurosa beard and body that has gained popularity for being designed to cut the hair, not the skin. Oppo Reno fs During the anniversary of Mediamarkt, we can find good prices in some mobiles, as is the case with OPPO RENE13 FS that has been launched this year. By 349 euroswe talk about a 6.67 -inch AMOLED mobile that mounts the Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 processor along with 12 GB of RAM and 512 GB of internal storage. Its 5,800 mAh battery supports 45W fast charging and has artificial intelligence functions. * Some price may have changed from the last review IMAC M4 He IMAC M4 He has not received many offers since its launch, and the ones he has received have almost always been from Mediamarkt. Now is found by 1,369 euros (the best store discount) and mounts, of course, the M4 chip Apple, has 16 GB of unified memory and 256 GB of SSD. In addition, it includes one 24 -inch retinal screen and a Magic Keyboard keyboard and a Magic Mouse mouse. * Some price may have changed from the last review Google Pixel 9a On the other hand, if what you are looking for is a good Google mobile, but with a very competitive price, much eye on Google Pixel 9awhich has come down in Mediamarkt to the 474 euros. Of course, this price only appears when previously registered in the store. He Google Pixel 9a It is a compact 6.3 -inch screen mobile that mounts the Google Tensioner G4 processor along with 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal storage. You will receive software updates for many years and its main camera is 48 MP. * Some price may have changed from the last review Sony HTS40R You don’t have to spend too much money on a sound bar to have some quality, even within the Sony brand. On the 26th anniversary of Mediamarkt we have the Sony HTS40R by 299 eurosalthough Amazon has it slightly cheaper. Includes both a wireless subwoofer and a pair of rear speakers, it offers a total power of 600W to 5.1 channels, it is compatible with Dolby Digitalincludes connectivity Bluetooth, HDMI and Jack of 3.5 mm And it comes with several audio modes: cinema, music, voice and nocturnal. * Some price may have changed from the last review Philips Oneblade Pro The Philips Oneblade Pro (And his little sister Oneblade) is one of the beard and body that has been popular in recent years thanks to his claim “designed to cut the hair, not the skin”, and this achieves it thanks to his blades with a round tip. By 39 eurosWe talk about a water resistant (IPX7 certification), each blade lasts approximately four months depending on the use that we give and offers a Autonomy of up to 90 minutes With each load. * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | Buying and Mediamarkt (header), Oppo, Apple, Google, Sony, Philips In Xataka | The best mobiles (2025), we have tried them and here are their analysis In Xataka | What is the best portable computer to work in 2025. Tips and recommendations

There is a ‘cover’ in the business that will generate the increase in defense spending: Telefónica

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Telefónica is not just the dean and leader in clients of Spanish telecos: it is also the one who dominates the technological tenders of the Ministry of Defense. It is no accident. AND will go to more. Why is it important. Spain has adhered to the plan to reach 5% of GDP in military spending, although maintains your plan not to invest more than 2%. In any case, there is a horizon to increase that item that will result in more than a dozen billions of euros additional to current investment. And everything indicates that Telefónica will be one of the great beneficiaries of this expansion. In figures. It is not a monopoly because there is plurality of winners, but the concentration is very high. The context. The State is the main shareholder of Telefónica with the 10% that invested –2.3 billion– in May 2024. Marc Murtrathe president who arrived six months ago, came from Indra, another participated by the State, after the SEPI forced the change in management. In detail. In the last two years, Telefónica has multiplied its presence in defense. Among the main recent contracts include: Yes, but. This concentration in state companies has a geopolitical logic. The government wants to shield military communications against foreign technological dependencies. Especially after The recent rupture with Israeli suppliers such as Elbit Systems that advocates the government. The beneficiary, according to an exclusive The confidentialit will be most likely Indra. In any case, national security justifies state control. The threat. For private competition, the panorama is complicated. With the increase in defense spending and preference for companies participated by the State, opportunities for other operators are reduced. It is a market that is nationalized by the back door. The Declaration of Murtra in Congress three weeks ago He speaks for himself: “Telefónica wants to invest in defense, but always subordinated to the defense policy that marks the ministry,” he said. Translation: We are an executing arm of the state, not an independent competitor. Deepen. The new budget of 34,000 million for 31 Special Modernization Programs It will be the great test. Telecommunications, cybersecurity, command and control systems: Everything goes through the digital infrastructure already controls. It is your time to capitalize years of investment. In Xataka | Spain refuses to spend 5% of GDP on artillery. Because what you really want is to sell it to Europe Outstanding image | Xataka

Nothing already starts sitting at Apple’s table. At least if we look at the price of your last phone (3)

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Nothing Phone (3) will have a departure price that starts from 799 euros, a significant difference if we look back with the Phone (1) of 2022. Our partner Ricardo Aguilar could try it in Londonand although he highlighted its multiple and interesting facets such as the new Glyph Matrix, its transparent and alternative design already marks the house, and the peculiarities of its software, there is also a conversation that we have not been able to overlook: the price jump and what this means for the future of the brand. Different, but not in price. When Carl Pei founded nothing in 2021his speech was crystalline: “We want to make exciting technology again.” This is a declaration of intentions and, in my opinion, quite successful, especially if we take into account the short – but intense – travel of the brand. The firm began to be based on a basis that surely you have also thought: the smartphones have become bored. After the launch of his first terminal, Nothing made it clear that we do not have to go through the 1,000 euros ring to find an exciting phone to use and solid specifications (although signatures like Xiaomi have also reminded us of it excellently all these years). The Nothing Phone (1) arrived for 469 euros with a clear proposal: good technical file, differential design and accessible price. A rebel telephone that directly challenged the status Quo de Cupertino and the rest of the sector giants. A fast climb. However, Nothing seems to be testing its users about their prices tolerance. The trajectory of its devices to date regarding the price says it all: the Phone (1) started in 469 euros positioning as a premium mid -range, the Phone (2) It rose to 649 euros, already entering high -end territory, and now the Phone (3) reaches 799 euros, practically at the most expensive flagship door on the market. In just three generations, Nothing has traveled 330 euros on the rise, a climb of 70% that places it to stone shot of an iPhone 15 or a Galaxy S24 (mobile phones of last generation, everything must be said). OnePlus syndrome. The parallelism with the previous business adventure of Pei is inevitable. OnePlus began in 2013 with the motto “Never Settle” and a OnePlus One at 299 dollars that promised flagship specifications at the price of mid -range. Pete Lau and Carl Pei then sold the concept of “Flagship Killer”, the mobile that would wobble Samsung and Apple from below. Seven years later, the OnePlus 9 Pro cost 909 euros, little less than a iPhone 12 Pro. The brand had completed its transformation: as an affordable disruptor to a premium player. Nothing seems to follow a similar road map, even with a higher climbing speed. Range fragmentation also reproduces this strategy millimeter. OnePlus created the Nord series to maintain a medium -end presence while raising the prices of its main series. Nohing has done the same: Phone for the high range, Phone ‘A’ For the medium-high, and CMF For cheaper devices. This segmentation allows to maintain the narrative of “accessibility” while the original positioning is progressively abandoned. The first and true flagship. Nohing justifies the price jump with undeniable technical improvements. The Phone (3) incorporates the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, a completely redesigned cameras configuration, or the innovative Glyph Matrix with circular micro-read screen. It also maintains distinctive elements such as its transparent design and a software experience that effectively differs from the rest. For Nothing it is The first and true flagship. The crossroads of identity. Nothing is at a turning point. He has demonstrated technical capacity to create competitive and visually distinctive products, but with his main range of devices he faces the risk of being trapped in anyone’s land: too much face to be the rebel alternative, too much niche to compete face to face with Apple and Samsung. The market has already seen this film with OnePlus, which after years of innovation and price escalation, It ended up being absorbed by OPPO and losing much of his original identity. Having an already defined and consolidated strategy, Pei abandoned OnePlus with the desire to direct a more creative approach in Nothing. In fact, the devices that until now has launched the company are the clearest example of that yearning for wanting to flash in a predictable industry and with symptoms of continuity. And now what. The market response to Phone (3) seems to be decisive for the future of Nothing. The firm maintains that it is its first and true flagship, with very complete specifications and a price that is still slightly below the proposals of the high range of Apple or Samsung. The success of this terminal can determine if the direction that Nothing has chosen has been the successful. Although well, everything must be said that It is not the only market in which you have set foot. Cover image | Nothing In Xataka | If the question is how good a European mobile can be, the answer is the Fairphone 6

is that the Cantabrian is also

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During the month of June and especially in this transit towards July, the heat has monopolized all the prominence regarding meteorology. Heat in the environment and Heat in the waters of the Mediterranean. But high temperatures have not only affected these areas. The Cantabrian, to the red red. The Eastern Cantabrian has also seen an alarming increase in surface water temperature. As explained The State Meteorology Agency (Aemet), on Monday the waters of this Atlantic region were at temperatures between 22º and 24º Celsius. The thermal anomaly exceeded 3.5º in most of the Gulf of Bizkaia, with some areas located in thermal anomalies between 5º and 6. In the case of the Eastern Cantabrian the situation is more complex. Although the coastal areas of western Asturias and Galicia have temperatures close to the average that the historical series offers to the dates we are in, as we enter the sea the anomaly is growing until approaching the barrier of 3.5º. Heat not only affects the mainland. The month of June has been extremely warm, to the point of beating in the peninsula various temperature records, both in specific maximums and in averages. The average temperature of the first month of this summer was even higher the average temperature in months in principle warmer such as July or August. The situation has affected a good part of Europe, especially to the south, but not only has it been reflected in continental temperatures but also in the maritime. In this sense, the Western Mediterranean has taken a large part of the attention: in mid -June the thermal anomaly reached 2.65º in this region with areas in the Balearic surroundings where it was between 3rd and 3.18º. On the 30th, according to Aemet dataDragonera Boya measurements were 30.55º, which implies areas with thermal anomalies higher than 5th. The North Atlantic, another story. The Eastern Cantabrian has an important thermal anomaly that does not reproduce throughout the North Atlantic. While this region of the ocean has an anomally high surface temperature, the difference is not so extreme. According to data from Climate Reanalizerthe thermal anomaly in the North Atlantic as a whole on the 30th was between 0.49º (if we take as reference the period between 1991 and 2020) and 0.67º (if we take as a reference the period between 1982 and 2010). The reason is, at least in part in the subpolar region of the North Atlantic, where the waters are colder than the historical average. That is, a temperature greater than the historical averages but lower than the one we saw in the 2023 and 2024, when the temperature reached thermal anomalies of 1.14º and 1st respectively if we take as reference the period between 1982 and 2010. The consequences of a hot sea. The importance of maritime or oceanic surface temperature should not be undervalued. Changes in this not only can affect marine ecosystems but also the continent. The ocean occupies about two thirds of the earth’s surface and is in constant contact with the atmosphere: what happens in these waters affects the weather and the weather (and vice versa). This interaction is responsible for the heating of the tropical Atlantic serves as fuel to hurricanes in the Caribbean and North America, and is also the reason that a hot Mediterranean can cause worse cold drop events in the peninsular Levante. In Xataka | The great silent drama of Spain with the heat waves: workers dying during their workday Image | Climate Reanalizer

How to redecorate your home and make interior design using artificial intelligence

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Let’s explain How to redecorate your home with artificial intelligence, and by the way to be able to make interior design. They are two related things that today you will be able to do with AI, although in each of the cases there are different methods. We are going to try to tell you the simplest. To begin with, having ideas to redecorate your home with artificial intelligence is simple, since it is something you can do with conventional AI as Chatgpt, COPILOT either Gemini. Meanwhile, to make interior design or have more advanced ideas of redecoration you will have to resort to specialized pages Something more complex. Ideas to redecorate your home with ia Artificial intelligence applications such as chatgpt allow you to ask them to make suggestions to redecorate spaces. For that, You have to send a photo of the space you want to redecoreand ask you to ideas for it. When you do, you will receive a series of suggestions that you can apply based on what you have taught in the photo. In these cases, Chatgpt or the alternative you choose will recognize the content of the photo and the objects or furniture in it. Then it will make you suggestions based on what you are seeing, telling you what kind of decorations you can place and where, suggesting colors and telling you the style, advantages or functions that each idea can have. Obviously, You can also ask concrete questions o Petitions on particular furniture or decoration. For example, among the ideas that Chatgpt gave me for my hall was putting a plant, and when I asked which I recommended me, he suggested several easy to take care of and that tolerate little light. And this with everything, you can say that you want a specific type of furniture for a space you teach, or you can ask you any type of question. Chatgpt will try to answer you, although based only on the photo you give. You can also tell you measures of walls or holes to make suggestions taking them into account. Interior design with artificial intelligence Roomsgpt results Making interior design with AI is something more complex, because it is not enough for Chatgpt to tell you what furniture they hit a space. You need Specific tools for this functionand most of them are usually paid. However, we are going to recommend three tools you can use for freealthough with limited functions. For each of them we will tell you their key aspects and what they offer you. Roomsgpt We start with this because it is The simplest tool. In your free version you just have to choose if you want an exterior, interior, garden or custom design, choose the style, the type of room, and upload a photo. Then the AI ​​will render it semi-realistic. The personalized mode, by the way, allows you to write a prompt with precise and personalized instructions of what you want, and then simply accompany it with the option to upload the image. Your free mode with advertising will be more than enough to give you a few very good ideas based on generic styles, although it does not have the most realistic results. Visualizai A very versatile tool that helps you with interior design and architecture. It is based on an existing image, sketch or plane That you upload by hand, and with them prepare a detailed rendering. You can add predetermined inputs for your style, and fill out text forms to give additional instructions on what you should add or delete. This alternative also allows you to play with the design of objects, ask you to add elements to the rooms, or even say what you do not want. It is price of $ 20 per month, although You can do free tests With a series of limited credits, and knowing that everything you generate will be public so that everyone can see it. Homevisualizrai Homevisualizrai is another very professional tool, which can perform photorealist renders from elevations, reimagine sketches in 3D designs or renew whole rooms in different ways. The program has free and payment versions, from $ 12 per month. The application allows you to upload photos with existing spaces and reimagine them with decorations, or rendering drawings you make. It facilitates the tasks allowing you to choose the type of room you choose and write concrete requests for its design, and you can also limit the “creativity” of AI when it comes to reimaging the spaces. Cover image | Chatgpt In Xataka Basics | The best PROMPTS to save working hours and do your homework with Chatgpt, Gemini, Copilot or other artificial intelligence

Zuckerberg has given the keys of the future to a child prodigy of 97

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There is the elite talent ecosystem in AI like a anthill in the rain by The 100 classes that Zuckerberg is disbursing (In some case even more) to be able to take a goal to not only scientists of a very high level, but to the type of people who are able to move the needle that matters most: that of the stock market capitalization of the entire company. In those, surely he is not doing all the noise that the person deserves in whose hands the real power of the goal has ended. It is the one who solved the most mundane and decisive problem: how to feed it. Alexandr Wang, 28 years oldHe did not create Chatgpt or Gemini, but he did built a fundamental infrastructure to make possible proposals. And now Zuckerberg has opted 14.3 billion dollars to this – insulting – young is the piece he needed to win the superintelligence career. Son of outstanding scientists in New Mexico, Wang is the founder of Scale AI, a company that does the dirty work, the one that nobody sees but everyone needs: label and prepare the data that train the most advanced AI models of the world. It is not glamorous, but it is indispensable. Like himself He explained“AI is reduced to three pillars: computation, data and algorithms. The computation is promoted by people like Nvidia, algorithmic advances come from great laboratories such as OpenAi, and the data is fed by Scale.” His great success was to understand something that in 2025 seems obvious but that a few years ago was: that the bottleneck of the AI ​​does not only go to algorithms or calculation power, but of quality data, something that We already count on Xataka In … 2019! And Wang, instead of pursuing a viral AI application, started selling shovels in full gold fever. And it turns out that everyone needed shovels. On Monday, Zuckerberg sent an internal memo that sounds more like a declaration of war than with simple reorganization. And it is fair to recognize that when Zuckerberg gets in visionary mode, he usually is right. Nine years ago he nailed him. Wang is a technical genius, but only explains a part of his meteoric ascent despite his youth. The least obvious is that Early understanding where the real value is. When researchers much more experienced than he focused on competing creating better algorithms, he realized that the future would be the one to control the data. “You can have the best algorithms in the world, but if you don’t have quality data, you have nothing,” said Wang. Scale AI became the data provider for OpenAi, Google, Microsoft and, of course, goal. Basically, It was placed in the modern AI supply chain center. Something that has earned more than 14,000 million. His business philosophy is also pure maturity and balance, not always present in entrepreneurs under 30 (Ahem). Keep personal control over each hiring. Also about each data delivery to its customers. “The quality is fractal, the high standards are filtered throughout the organization”, He said. It is also true that if Scale AI was in creditors, we would say that he could not delegate. As the scenario is very different, we praise its involvement. It is, in any case, obsessive to the extreme, but in the correct specific aspects and not with all the width of an organization. “If you really exceed something, if you go to 10 miles per hour of more and constantly go further, then you will improve faster than any other,” said. Pise the accelerator so as not to lift the foot from there. Meta needed Wang because his previous strategy has not finished working: Call 4 It has been a disappointment in a market in which a disappointment is lapidary. Eleven of the fourteen researchers of the flame team They have left target. Several of them have gone to Mistral. Zuckerberg has realized that he is losing a career he really wants to win. And his solution has been to buy the most valuable data ecosystem in the world and give the keys to its creator. Meta reorganization under the umbrella of ‘Meta Superintelligence Labs’ is much more than cosmetics. It is a tacit admission that AI cannot be another department within the finish line. It has to be a goal. And he has put a traditional one twenty -year -old Yann Lecun. It is a total commitment: that in the world of superintelligence, it matters more to understand how the AI ​​business works that the algorithms work. Wang has been selling shovels for years while others cavan. Now Zuckerberg has given him the treasure map. In Xataka | If in 2020 they would have asked us which technology would be more attractive in 2025 we would not have said ‘goal’. But here we are Outstanding image | Scale ai

Spain wants to regulate the legal resale of tickets. The risk: Let the "BOLI BIC A 300 euros"

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The situation with the resale of entries has become so unsustainable that the government has had to take action on the matter and raise a limitation to prices that tickets can reach. The lack of control has given rise to reappearing the ghost of the black market and without control: what can happen if the legal platforms of resale disappear, would the resale disappear? Everything suggests that no … Sustainable consumption law. That is the name that receives the Draft approved this Tuesday In the Council of Ministers, and that raises an important novelty in the ticket market: it will be prohibited to resell them at a higher price than the original, plus the accumulated variation of the consumer price index (CPI). For example, if an entrance cost 100 euros and the CPI has risen 3% since then, the maximum legal price of resale will be 103 euros. The intention is clear: to stop the bubble of the bursts of inputs, which currently move legally on authorized platforms such as the Fan to Fan of Ticketmaster, Stubhub either Ticketswap. By the clouds. The problem that exists with the purchase and sale of tickets in Spain we have spoken on the occasion of events such as the Bad Bunny concerts of 2026: not only to get ticket was, a few weeks ago, a Mission practically impossiblebut resale It finds no limitations. Thus, almost immediate entries reach exorbitant prices in resale platformsreaching quintupply the original amount. In Xataka If you have an entrance for Bad Bunny, you have a treasure: the megaconciertes are already devouring themselves The problem problem. According to ‘El País‘, this artificially swollen market of resale is aggravated by the use of bots, a practice prohibited by law but very difficult to pursue and demonstrate. From consumption confirm to the newspaper that “the great economic incentives generated by this resale hinder the applicability” of this prohibition. Thus this law is born: if prices shoot, “they would turn this activity in illegal, being able to urge the blocking of the web pages where the infraction and the consequent sanction for the offender were producing.” Black market risk. There is an important risk of increasing the black market for the sale of tickets with this new law. If these legal platforms have sink, part of the unsatisfied demand can move to unregulated channels, where prices would continue to shoot and there would be no guarantees for the buyer. In Spain, without going any further, there was already A parallel black market Before the arrival of this law, especially in highly demanded events. Tickets were sold on social networks, messaging groups or unofficial portals, and those roads could be reactivated if there is demand. Would we see that legendary claim of “I sell Boli Bic for 300 euros and gift entrance of Bad Bunny”, mythical code to place tickets without saying that tickets are being sold? {“Videid”: “x8nqtg8”, “Autoplay”: fals, “Title”: “Taylor Swift: You were Tour – Trailer”, “Tag”: “”, “Duration”: “80”} The European case. In countries such as France or the United Kingdom, situations have been experienced that situations could be repeated in Spain. Since 2012, France has One of the strictest laws in Europe against the unauthorized inputs. The law prohibits the resale of tickets for shows without the consent of the organizer, with fines that can reach 15,000 euros (platforms such as Viagogo They have been sanctioned repeatedly for selling tickets at prices far superior to the officer). Despite this, the black market continues to represent Between 10% and 25% of total salesespecially in large concerts and sporting events. The case of the United Kingdom is more similar to Spain today: the secondary market has platforms such as Stubhub, Viago and Getmein!, Which have often dominated the resale with prices well above the nominal value. There are laws that require transparency in information (for example, show the exact seat and the original price) but, as in Spain, speculation and use of bots to monopolize tickets remain an important problem. In 2024, the United Kingdom reported More than 9,800 cases of fraud Related to ticket resale, with losses that exceeded 9.7 million pounds. Header | Photo of Wan San Yip in UNSPLAS In Xataka | The problem of concerts in Spain is not the lack of public, it is the distribution of money. And Wegow is the best example (Function () {Window._js_modules = Window._js_modules || {}; var headelement = document.getelegsbytagname (‘head’) (0); if (_js_modules.instagram) {var instagramscript = Document.Createlement (‘script’); }}) (); – The news Spain wants to regulate the legal resale of tickets. The risk: to return the “BIC BOL to 300 euros” It was originally posted in Xataka by John Tones .

This xiaomi tablet is perfect to take it in your next vacation

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If you are already thinking about your next vacation And you overwhelm you to think about the car, plane, train or any other means of transport without being entertaining, this tablet can be your salvation. Now, in Aliexpress you can take the Xiaomi Pad 7 at madness price. It is available by 261.99 euros. * Some price may have changed from the last review A good, beautiful tablet and (now) much cheaper With a slight weight of 500 grams, This xiaomi tablet It will become your faithful companion during your trips, since it fits in any cabin or backpack suitcase. Your screen is one of your big buzas. It is of type Crystall-Clear of 11.2 incheswith 3.2K and 144 Hz resolution. As for the brain of this device, it is the processor Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 that, in this offer on offer, it is accompanied by an 8 GB RAM and a 256 GB storage capacity. This means that you will have plenty of space to download apps without worrying. Its battery admits a turbo fast charging at 45 W. Regarding the sound section, its speakers offer audio in quality Hirs Dolby Atmos. Works under the operating system Xiaomi Hyperos 2 And as far as connectivity is concerned, it comes with Bluetooth 5.4, Wifi 65 and USB-C port. Some accessories to protect this tablet that may interest you Easyacc compatible with Xiaomi Mi Pad 7 * Some price may have changed from the last review Sengbirch founded with keyboard for xiaomi pad 7 * Some price may have changed from the last review Note: Some of the links published here are affiliated and can report a benefit. Images | Xiaomi In Xataka | Fast loaders for your mobile phone or tablet: better models to buy for your power and safety In Xataka | Better Tablet in Quality Price: The recommendations of the Xataka editors

cars and trains

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At the beginning of June echoes began to arrive from a situation that could now explode. Car manufacturers and their suppliers gave the alarm voice before a gloomy horizon facing the shortage of supplies due to restrictions on Chinese exports of rare, mineral and magnets. In fact, the problem has forced some to suspend the production of certain models. Now everything is complicated a little more, because those minerals are not essential only for cars. They are also for war. Mitigation strategies. When the first alarm voices sounded in June the reaction of the great European manufacturers was disparate. BMW confirmed that part of their supplier network had already been affected, while Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz now assured maintaining a Stable supplythanks to long -term strategies to reduce critical mineral dependence. Mercedes, for example, said to be working on New compositions of materials that allow to dispense with heavy rare earths such as disposium in its electrical propulsion trains. However, most recognized that it was a situation Very volatile. From Japan, Nissan confirmed to be coordinating with his government and the association of car manufacturers in the country to find solutions, while Suzuki had already suspended the production of Your swift model. Rearme and bottlenecks. Everything has been complicated a little more since Europe has confirmed that plan to rearma increasing 5% of GDP In defense. The vertiginous increase in military expenditure in Europe, which provides for a growth of up to 80% between 2024 and 2030, threatens to stress even more an already weakened industrial supply chain. The plan, promoted after the Russian invasion of Ukraine and consolidated by countries such as Germany, France and the United Kingdom, will carry the military budget of the current 417,000 million euros to a estimated figure between 650,000 and 750,000 million euros. Collateral effects They counted In Forbes That only one third of these funds will be used for equipment, the accelerated growth of the aerospace and defense sector will have Collateral effects Notable on civil industries, especially those that depend on the same suppliers. For example? Saturation indications have already been detected in the Aeronautical productionas demonstrated by the reduction in the delivery of commercial airplanes, which in 2024 remained a 30% below of the peak achieved in 2018. This mismatch is just an advance of the funnel that can be generated when manufacturers prioritize military contracts (more lucrative and long -term) to the detriment of sectors such as rail, automotive or energy, which depend on shared technical supplies such as sensors, hydraulics, connectors or electronic cards. Vulnerable pieces. An analysis of more than 600 secondary suppliers in the European market has revealed a dangerous overlap between defense needs and value chains of strategic civil industries. In industrial machinery, for example, the availability of fundamental components such as bearings, mechatronics or pneumatic systems could be drastically reduced as suppliers redirect productive capacity towards war applications. Trains and cars. In the railway sector, key pieces such as printed circuit plates, microelectronics or control units also compete for the same origin. The automotive industry, already beaten by the recent scarcity of semiconductorsrun special danger: the growing Military demand It can aggravate the lack of harnesses, cables, sensors and hydraulic systems, delving a production crisis that barely begins to stabilize. Even the energy sector will be affected by the growing wiring shortage Technician, connectors and transmission elements that form the backbone of their critical infrastructure. This transverse tension could trigger a new wave of delays, increase in costs and productivity drop throughout the European economy. Uncertain future. In addition, the Expenditure acceleration military arrives in a context where global supply chains have not fully recovered from a marked decade for chained crises: the pandemicthe War in Ukrainelogistics collapse during the rise of electronic commerce, and more recently, the threat of commercial wars and crossed tariffs. Despite this, most companies continue to manage their value chains reactivelywithout a clear proactive strategy that allows future disruptions to be anticipated. This lack of forecast exposes entire sectors to the risk of productive collapses at a time of fierce international competition, where Logistics agility It is as critical as technological innovation. In fact, we have a clue as a mirror with the most immediate precedent (the world scarcity of semiconductors between 2020 and 2023), which showed that, without anticipatory vision, even the most robust industries can be paralyzed. The new industrial order. Faced with this panorama, analysts point out various strategies Urgent to prevent the rise of rearme dragging with the civil economy. It points to companies diversify Its supplier bases, homologate new supply channels, improve transparency with logistics partners and establish internal monitoring cells that operate in real time for anticipate disruptionsin the style of the mechanisms created during the chips crisis. Plus: Take advantage of the future that is already here, incorporating Predictive analysis and AI tools that allow emerging bottlenecks to be detected and redirect supply flows quickly. As explained The transport expert Sebastian Janssen, the resilience can no longer be a reactive quality, “but a structural asset of the business model.” If you want also, in a Europe where Rearme accelerates And the industry competes for the same gearthe ability to resist shaking Logistics will make the difference between surviving and disappearing and, along the way, of making our lives a little less complicated. Image | BORN, Get Archive, Ken Heaton In Xataka | Spain refuses to spend 5% of GDP on artillery. Because what you really want is to sell it to Europe In Xataka | Spain has decided to rearm and for the moment there is a company that is benefiting from it: Indra

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